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Letter from a Foster Parent
by Hillary Chaney, LMHP To you, the wild heart. The one who stands up, covered in mud after slipping and sliding. The one who goes left when the rest go right. The one who sees beauty in the fog. On behalf of the young ones and the seemingly overlooked...
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Massage and Meditation
by Julie Crowell-Gunter Are meditation and balance on your New Years goals? Have you been searching for ways to bring stillness in your life? Are you looking for ways to relax? Scheduling a massage may just be what you need to kickstart your wellness goals. Meditation...
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Time to Own Our Story: Honoring Black History Month
by Christy Denne, LIMHP, NCC "Owning our stories is standing in our truth. It’s transformative in our personal and professional lives AND it’s also critical in our community lives. But we don’t think about history as our collective story. Until we find a way to own...
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You Are Special: Reflections on Mr. Rogers
By Hillary Chaney, LMHP I recently read a book about Mr. Rogers (the “Won’t you be my neighbor?” guy). While there were several takeaways amidst the charming anecdotes, I was most deeply moved by the description of Fred Rogers creating his “neighborhood” show to...
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Are You “Shoulding” On Yourself for 2018?
by Hillary Chaney, LMHP New Years resolutions bring me a lot of hope and excitement. I make resolutions as a launching pad, so to speak, to ensure a GREAT New Year! Start the year with the bar raised a bit. But why do resolutions also bring me anxiety...
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But What About When “Self Care” Doesn’t Work?
by Hillary Chaney, LMHP When you are in an airplane, the flight attendants give multiple instructions for what to do in case of an emergency by demonstrating multiple life-saving resources. These resources include an oxygen mask that will automatically drop...
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Circle of Security: The 7 Basic Emotional Needs
by Hillary Chaney, LMHP Most of us have heard it said that “behavior has meaning.” What??? Could someone please explain that? Especially when our two year old is throwing a complete tantrum on the floor at Walmart…please, tell me what it means. What is that...
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Attachment in Adoption: Practical Ways to Spend Meaningful Time
by Becky Smith, PLMHP The very beginning of my life involved a lot of life changing people, I think. As a kid I sometimes imagined ninjas and princesses involved in my adoption…who knows? Maybe I was an heir to some Korean throne? There were a lot of...
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“We Pull Apart the Dark”
by Christy Denne, LIMHP, NCC "Like fireworks We pull apart the dark." -In the Embers, by Sleeping at Last Last week, one of my clients introduced me to their favorite band, Sleeping at Last. I have been listening to their album Atlas all week. The lyrics are so...
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How to Catch Your Breath: 8 Steps to Writing Your Wellness Plan
by Christy Denne, LIMHP "She had a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach, like when you’re swimming and you want to put your feet down on something solid, but the water’s deeper than you think and there’s nothing there." ― Julia Gregson, East of the Sun Have you...
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You Are More
Guest Post by Angela PrusiaFor the past ten years, my husband and I have volunteered with TEEN REACH, a camp and mentoring program providing hope to teens residing in foster care. Recently we visited one of our campers at a detention center for incarcerated...
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To Journal or Not To Journal… That is the Question!
by Denise Legg, M.A., LIMHP It’s one of those things you've thought about doing or maybe you've actually started a journal, or two, or ten over the years. Most likely, you either love it or you hate it. You know it’s probably a good idea and you've...
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